Board of Education Mission Statement
“Engage the mind, empower the learner, inspire excellence, influence the world.”
Board Members
- Jeff Gorman – President
- Mitch Penar – Vice President
- Laura Rabe – Secretary
- Stewart Brown
- Christina Johnson
- Jeff Kellenberger
- Eric Nolan
School Board
April 6, 2021 Board of Education Elections
Overarching Goal
“All Central students graduate ready to be successful in college or the workforce, and equipped with the necessary skills to be a leader in their family, community, and career.”
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Listing of Development and Training Completed by Board Members
All Illinois school board members must receive training in professional development leadership (P.A. 97-8) and the Open Meetings Act (P.A. 97-504). Mandatory training will also be required after the new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. For additional information, see Board policy 2:120, Board Member Development.
The following table contains mandatory and non-mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member. When the training was provided by the Illinois Association of School Boards, the acronym “IASB” follows the listed activity.
| Name | Development and Training Activity and Provider | Date Completed (beginning in 2012 unless otherwise noted) |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Johnson | Open Meetings Act Four Hour Mandatory Board Training The Basics of Governance School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally | July 17, 2017 August 8, 2017 November 17, 2017 November 16, 2018 |
| Jeff Gorman | Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Open Meetings Act Four Hour Mandator Board Training School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally | July 11, 2013 August 15, 2015 refresher August 8, 2017 August 4, 2015 November 16, 2018 |
| Jeff Kellenberger | Open Meetings Act Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Data First for Governance: Using Data to make Decisions The R Factor: How to Manage the one Thing you Control School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally Collective Bargaining for School Board Members and Administrators | May 2, 2013 July 11, 2013 August 4, 2015 November 17, 2017 November 17, 2017 November 16, 2018 November 16, 2018 |
| Laura Rabe | Open Meetings Act Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Collective Bargaining Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Superintendent Evaluation - The Essential Work of the Board R Factor - How to Manage the One Thing You Control Master Board Level I School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally | March 6, 2012 July 11, 2013 November 2014 August 4, 2015 refresher August 8, 2017 November 20, 2015 November 2017 September 2018 November 16, 2018 |
| Mitch Penar | Open Meetings Act Four Hour Mandatory Board Training Performance Evaluation Reform Act (PERA) Training Superintendent Evaluation - The Essential Work of the Board The Basics of Governance Master Board Level I School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally | August 5, 2015 August 4. 2015 refresher August 8, 2017 January 17, 2016 November 20, 2015 November 17, 2017 September, 2018, November 16, 2018 |
| Dr. Eric Nolan | Open Meetings Act School Board/Superintendent Teams: Leading Intentionally Four Hour Mandatory Board Training | December 2018 November, 2018 August 27, 2019 |
| Stewart Brown | Open Meetings Act Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Four Hour Mandatory Board Training | July 3, 2019 July 3, 2019 August 28, 2019 |
